Vicetone
Vicetone | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Groningen, Netherlands |
Genres | Progressive house, electro house, deep house, future house |
Years active | 2012–present |
Labels | Protocol Recordings, Monstercat, Spinnin Records, Armada Music, Revealed Recordings, Ultra Records, Dim Mak Records |
Associated acts | Nicky Romero, Krewella, Nervo, Kat Nestel |
Website |
www |
Members |
Ruben Den Boer Victor Pool |
Vicetone is a Dutch DJ and production duo formed by Ruben Den Boer (born January 22, 1992) and Victor Pool (born July 9, 1992), from the Dutch city of Groningen. In 2013, they were voted into the DJ Mag Top 100 DJs list for the first time at 60th as a new entry.[1] Later in 2014, they went up 24 places on the list, coming 36th.[2] In 2015, they fell 14 places to 50th.[3]
Biography
Both listeners of electronic music since childhood, Victor and Ruben met at 15 years of age in school, where they shared their musical tastes and different songs they heard. Influenced by artists like Eric Prydz and Swedish House Mafia, they began to produce their own music. In early 2012, they began making house music, specifically progressive house. That same year, they signed to Monstercat, and released their song "Heartbeat" with Collin McLoughlin, which was very well received by the public.[4] To date, they have remixed the likes of world-renowned artists such as Adele, Calvin Harris, Maroon 5, and Zedd. In July 2013, they went on the Nothing Toulouse: North American Tour by Nicky Romero, where they performed as a supporting act for him, and, in October, they were also part of the Protocol Recordings ADE 2013 Label Night line-up. In November of that year, they joined the duo of Australian producers Nervo on their #NERVOnation tour in Mexico.
In 2014, Vicetone opened the year with releases on Spinnin' Records, including their tracks "Lowdown" and "Ensemble". They also had other high-profile releases on Nicky Romero's Protocol Recordings and Hardwell's Revealed Recordings. They also performed at the 2014 edition of the Ultra Music Festival.[5] Their major breakthrough that year, however, came with the release of their first Beatport #1 overall charting track "Let Me Feel", that was a collaboration with Nicky Romero.[6] Later that year, they performed at the TomorrowWorld festival in Atlanta.[7] Vicetone also announced that they had also composed the single "United We Dance" as the soundtrack for the 2014 Ultra Music Festival aftermovie, which they then released on Ultra Records.[8] For their final track of 2014, Vicetone released their track "What I've Waited For" through Monstercat.
To start off 2015, Vicetone released their vocal progressive track "No Way Out", a collaboration with vocalist Kat Nestel, which marked the third track they released through the Spinnin' Records main imprint, after "Lowdown" and their remix of Cash Cash's "Overtime". Following the success of their Ultra Music Festival aftermovie anthem, they released the festival's 2015 anthem "Follow Me" featuring JHart on February 17th 2015.[9] Later in 2015, the duo released two more singles with Kat Nestel titled "Angels" and "Nothing Stopping Me," both on Ultra Music, released a remix for a song from the popular game League of Legends called "Project Yi" and they remixed Hardwell and Tiesto's collaboration, "Colors".
To start off 2016 they released a new track on Spinnin' Records called "Pitch Black". This was followed by the release of their first EP entitled "Aurora", which was released in April before the beginning of a headline tour of the same name.
Discography
Extended plays
Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
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US Dance [10] | ||
Aurora |
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21 |
Singles
Title | Year | Album |
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"Harmony" | 2012 | Non-album singles |
"Heartbeat" (featuring Collin McLoughlin) |
2013 | |
"Stars" (featuring Jonny Rose) | ||
"Tremble" | ||
"Chasing Time" (featuring Daniel Gidlund) | ||
"Lowdown" | 2014 | |
"White Lies" (featuring Chloe Angelides) | ||
"Ensemble" | ||
"Heat" | ||
"Let Me Feel" (with Nicky Romero featuring When We Are Wild) | ||
"United We Dance" | ||
"What I've Waited For" (featuring D. Brown) | ||
"No Way Out" (featuring Kat Nestel) |
2015 | |
"Follow Me" (featuring JHart) | ||
"Angels" (featuring Kat Nestel) | ||
"Nothing Stopping Me" (featuring Kat Nestel) | ||
"Catch Me" | ||
"I'm on Fire" | ||
"Pitch Black" | 2016 | |
"Bright Side" (featuring Cosmos & Creature) |
Aurora | |
"Don't You Run" (featuring Raja Kumari) | ||
"Siren" (featuring Pia Toscano) | ||
"The Otherside" | ||
"Green Eyes" | ||
"Hawt Stuff" | Non-album singles | |
"Nevada" (featuring Cozi Zuehlsdorff) | ||
"Anywhere I Go" | ||
"Kaleidoscope" (featuring Grace Grundy) | ||
"Landslide" (with Youngblood Hawke) | ||
"I Hear You" | 2017 | |
"Apex" | Rocket League x Monstercat Vol. 1 | |
"Collide" (featuring Rosi Golan) |
Non-album singles |
Production credits
Title | Year | Artist | Album |
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"Afterglow" | 2016 | Lindsey Stirling | Brave Enough |
References
- ↑ "Top 100 DJs 2013". DJ Mag. Retrieved 2014-11-26.
- ↑ "Top 100 DJs 2014". DJ Mag. Retrieved 2014-11-26.
- ↑ "Top 100 DJs 2015". DJ Mag. Retrieved 2015-10-29.
- ↑ "Dutch Duo Vicetone Set The Bar High for Aspiring Talent". Beatport News. Retrieved 2014-11-26.
- ↑ "Ultra Adds Additions to Lineup". EDM.com. Retrieved 2014-11-26.
- ↑ "Nicky Romero & Vicetone's "Let Me Feel" Tops Beatport". Beatport News. Retrieved 2014-11-26.
- ↑ "TomorrowWorld Lineup". TomorrowWorld. Retrieved 2014-11-26.
- ↑ "Vicetone Release United We Dance". Thump. Retrieved 2014-11-26.
- ↑ "Ultra Music Festival Reveal Vicetone Anthem "Follow Me"". YourEDM. Retrieved 2015-02-20.
- ↑ "Top Dance/Electronic Albums". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 2017-06-29.
- ↑ "Aurora - EP by Vicetone". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. 8 April 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2016.